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Paarai

פַּעֲרַי/PAY-uh-rye/

“Devotee of Peor or open”

Summary

Paarai the Arbite was one of David's thirty-seven mighty warriors, also known as Naarai in the parallel account in Chronicles.

☩Identity

Paarai was surnamed 'the Arbite,' indicating he was from Arab, a town in the hill country of Judah. He appears in the list of David's elite warriors known as 'the Thirty.' The parallel passage in Chronicles calls him 'Naarai son of Ezbai,' which some scholars consider to be the more accurate reading.

Key verses:2 Samuel 23:351 Chronicles 11:37

Related Verses2 mentions

2 Samuel· 1 verse

23:35

1 Chronicles· 1 verse

11:37

References

  1. 1.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Paarai," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Paarai," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  3. 3.John McClintock and James Strong, "Paarai," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VII (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).